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(No Model!) 8 R. E. FENNER.

WATCH CASE.

No. 365,981. Patented July 5, 1887..

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Un tes States EL AiTi-ENT RICHARD E. FENNER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINQIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHART, ES K.

GILES, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent No. 365381, dated July 5, 188?.

Applienfion filed March 11!, 1885. Serial No. 159.482. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD E. FENNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uhicage, in the county of Cool; and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Watch-Cases, which is fully set forth in the following specification, referenccb'eing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a plan view of a move merit-box and center embodying my improvements; Fig. 2, a section of the SttlllBpt-tllifin on the line :1: a", Fig. 1, and on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, an elevation of the movement-box on the same enlarged scale, and Fig. i a crosssection of the ringecnter on the same enlarged scale.

M yinvention relates to watch-cases in which a movement box or band is employed and an independent ring center; and the objeetof my improvements is to provide for the ready application of the center to the box and its accurate adjustment with a close and perfect fit.

The invention consists in certain special fczr tures of construction of the parts just mentioned, which I will proceed to dcscribeiu detail, and will then point out definitely in the claim the special improvements which I be lieve to be new and wish to protect by Letters Patent.

in the drawings, A represents a box or hand which is designed to receive the movement of a watch. This box has at its front or face edge a flange, a, projecting outward slightly on iirely around the box, and the exterior surface of the latter is threaded the entire space up to this flange, this threaded portion being indicated by the letter a, in the drawings.

On the inside of the box there is provided, near the'i'ront edge, a seat, (Li-for the reception of the nlovcincnt-plntc, and another siinilar seat, a, near the back edge, also for the movement, so that means are provided for readily securing themovenient within the box.

The center it is annular or ring-formed, and I prefer to make it solid, as shown in the drawings, though it is not absolutely necessary to construct it inthis way. This center 18 adapted to be applied to theex'terior of the bow, and is provided with a screw-thread upon its 'the drawings, and soldered to it so as up against it.

therefore fixed and definite, and is also readily interior surface, b, which corresponds to the exterior thread of the box, and therefore pro vides for fitting and securing the ring-center to the latter. A back cap, G, is fastened to the back edge of thcbox, being preferably arranged. within the latter, as shown in Fig. 2 of to be permanently fixed. y

Now,it will be seen thabthering-center may be turned upon the be); unti'idtislinally turned up tightly against the flange oh the latter, which flange is located so as to bring the center into about the position desiredwhen turned The position of the center is secured, for it is fitted by turning it c'lcar iip against the flange. The flange may be cut away at such places and to such an extent as .may be desired.

The center is provided with a pendant, D,

andin fitting the parts together for use the.

eentcr is first turned up tightly against the flange on the box. and the latter is then drilled throughthe pendant to provide a hole, (I, for

the stem; and no other fastening is required for securing the center to the box. I thus pro vide a solid secure fit of the center to the box, which does not require any niccty of adjustment. The remaining parts ofthc case may be applied in any desirable wayto provide either a huntereascl or o ielrface, as may he desired, these parts being secured to the cen tcr or box in any suitable way, the two latter parts being provided with the proper appiianccs for the attachment of said pieces. These liiaiurcs of construction, however, constitute no part of my present invention, and there fore l have not shown them in the drawings, and do not describe them with any further detail. llhcy'are matters ofcl-ioiee,v.'hich may be readily varied by differentwatchmahers.

l. have described above one '21 ofapplying the back cap. However, i do not wish to be understood as limiting my invention to this anything set forth in said Letters Patent.

Having thus described my invention,what I secured to the box, subslantially as and for the claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters purposes set forth.

Patentis-- 1 Ihe rnovernent box or band A, provided RICHARD 5 with the exterior flange, a, and the threaded Witnesses:

surface a, in Combination with the internally- J HARRIS, threaded ring-centcr B and the back cap, I), 1 J. M. PARSHALL.'-

It is hereby certified that in Letters PatentNo. 365,981, granted July 5, 1887, upon the application of Richard E. Fenncr, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in Watch Gases, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as, follows: In line 7, page 2, the reference letter D should read 0 and that the Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this 19th day of July, A. D. 1887.

[sent] D. L. HAWKINS, v 1 Acting Secretary of the Interior. Gountersigncd BENTON J. HALL,

Commissioner of Patents.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent'No. 365,981, granted July 5, 1887, upon the application of Richard E. Fennel, of Chicago, Illinois, for an improvement in Watch Cases, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction, as, follows: In line 7, page 2, the reference letter D should read 0 and that the Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may oonforin to the record of the case in the Patent Offiee.

Signed, countersigned, and sealed this lQth'day of July, A. D. 1887. 4

' n. L. HAWKINS,

Acting Secretary of thel'nterior.

Conntersigned BENTON J. HALL,

Commissioner of Patents; 

